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On Sun, 13 Jun 2021 18:57:49 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> When experimenting with this, I'll backup grub.cfg. If things go |
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> awry, boot with the USB key I used for the install, and copy back the |
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> old known working grub.cfg. I've done a first crack at this. I assume |
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> that nothing in /etc/default/grub will have any effect. Questions... |
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/etc/default/grub is only used when you call grub-mkconfig. |
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> 1) Is "insmod extfs3" necessary? I've built extfs3 into the kernels. |
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If the kernel is on an ext3 filesystem, yes. This is GRUB's module, it |
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uses it to read an ext3 filesystem in order to load the kernel. |
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> 2) I assume that the the first "menuentry" will be the default boot? |
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Yes, you'll see default=0 in the first part of grub.cfg. |
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> 3) Is the default timeout still 5 seconds? |
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Not sure on that one, but look at grub.cfg. |
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> 3) I assume that 640x480 is supported on just about every monitor |
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> out there. I want as large text as possible. My eyes are getting |
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> old... just like me. |
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My eyes are better than they were 40 years ago but don't ask about my |
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hearing, or if you must, do it loudly... |
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Neil Bothwick |
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Documentation: (n.) a novel sold with software, designed to entertain the |
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operator during episodes of bugs or glitches. |
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